Nyctimene (genus)

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Nyctimene
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Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Tribe: Cynopterini
Subtribe: Nyctimenina
Genus: Nyctimene
Borkhausen, 1797. [1]
Type species
Vespertilio cephalotes
Pallas, 1767
Species

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Nyctimene is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family. [2] Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats or yoda bats, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the northeast coast of Australia. [8] [9]

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Taxonomy

The genus was described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797. [1] [10] The name Nyctimene , derived from Ancient Greek, does not mean ‘night moon’ as has been suggested, but roughly 'who stays up at night'.[ citation needed ]

Description

The facial features of the species are distinguished by projecting nostrils, rather than the simple features of most other megabats, the appearance of which has been likened to a frightened horse. [11]

Species

The recognised taxa are named in the vernacular as tube-nosed fruit bats or tube-nosed bats, and includes the following

References

  1. 1 2 Borkhausen, Moritz Balthasar (1797). Deutsche Fauna, oder, Kurzgefasste Naturgeschichte der Thiere Deutschlands. bey Varrentrapp und Wenner. p. 86.
  2. ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  3. ↑ 2010 Annual Checklist :: Taxonomic tree. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  4. ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  5. ↑ ION: Index to Organism Names. Organismnames.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  6. ↑ ITIS Standard Report Page: Nyctimene. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  7. ↑ Nyctimene - Encyclopedia of Life. Eol.org. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  8. ↑ Taxonomy Browser. BOLD Systems (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  9. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
  10. ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  11. ↑ Hall, L.S. (1983). "Queensland Tube-nosed bat Nyctimene robinsoni". In Strahan, R. (ed.). Complete book of Australian mammals. The national photographic index of Australian wildlife. London: Angus & Robertson. pp. 286–287. ISBN   0207144540.
  12. ↑ Irwin, Nancy (9 August 2017). "A new tube-nosed fruit bat from New Guinea, Nyctimene wrightae sp. nov., a re-diagnosis of N. certans and N. cyclotis (Pteropodidae: Chiroptera), and a review of their conservation status". Records of the Australian Museum. 69 (2): 73–100. doi: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1654 .

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